Years Gone By, by Staig and Billings

Years Gone By

by Staig and Billings

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1.	I Remember Dreaming 03:39	buy track
2.	Roaring 20s Song 02:45	buy track
3.	Years Gone By 03:00	buy track
4.	A Waltz, A Prayer and A Kiss 04:52	buy track

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There was a cracked 12 string guitar, and a 6 string, newly repaired after falling off
the pool table at a biweekly gig. A couple of trusty electric guitars and a bass made
from a kit. A sip or two of Four Roses, and a few late studio nights right around the
time of the passing of Gordon Lightfoot: “Years Gone By”, the first recording by Staig
and Billings, was complete.
The four songs on Years Gone By chronicle characters recalling how they fell in love
with music, barrooms, and occasionally other likeminded souls. While a sense of
nostalgia for better, simpler times is present, it is balanced by a belief that if you hold
on to what you truly value and believe in, there will be better days ahead. Musically,
this is supported by the joy of 12 and 6 string guitars being strummed together, close
harmonies sung live, and the simple pleasure of placing an old school exercise book
on the snare drum to get “that sound”. Wisps of pedal steel, harmonica, and violin
(courtesy of neighbourhood violin virtuoso Shelley Coopersmith) also bubble to the
surface.

credits

released July 11, 2023

Chris Staig: Vocals, 6 string acoustic, electric guitars
Jonathan Billings: Vocals, 12 string acoustic, electric guitars, bass, drums and percussion, pedal steel guitar
Shelley Coopersmith: Violin and backing vocals on track 4

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Chris Staig Toronto, Ontario

Chris Staig:

Has won praises for his solo recordings, and for his work with other performers.

Has made five solo albums he's proud of. His debut, “Deeper We'll Dream”, The Toronto Sun to call Staig "a song writing Charles Atlas.” Staig’s songs have received campus, commercial, and CBC radio play; his song “Martha”, hit number 1 on 88.7 FM’s Top 20 in the summer of 2016. ... more

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